Trenton Police chase two teens in stolen car

TRENTON — Two teenage suspects led police on a chase that ended with the teens jumping from a moving vehicle Tuesday night.

At 8:30 p.m., Officers Tara Durling and Stewart Owens spotted a vehicle that had previously been reported stolen on Stuyvesant Avenue and Prospect Street. When they attempted to pull over the vehicle, the suspects — a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old — sped away.

Police pursued the vehicle to the 200 block of Walnut Avenue, where the suspects jumped from the still-moving car, sending it into a collision with two parked vehicles. A foot chase ensued and the officers caught and place the Trenton teens under arrest.

Derrick Smith, 19, was charged with receiving stolen property. His 17-year-old accomplice was charged with theft of auto, eluding, resisting arrest and received numerous traffic citations related to the chase. He was referred to the Middlesex County Youth Home.